Soul, butterfly, mythological nymph: psyche in philosophy and neuroscience

Elena I. Antonakou, Lazaros C. Triarhou
2017 Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria  
The term "psyche" and its derivatives – including "Psychology" and "Psychiatry" – are rooted in classical philosophy and in mythology. Over the centuries, psyche has been the subject of discourse and contemplation, and of fable; it has also come to signify, in entomology, the order of Lepidoptera. In the current surge of research on brain and mind, there is a gradual transition from the psyche (or the "soul") to the specified descriptors defined by the fields of Behavioral, Cognitive and Integrative Neuroscience.
doi:10.1590/0004-282x20170012 pmid:28355326 fatcat:q6l64pcsf5dptn6vx2gorztxsu